Shill's of Cockermouth in Allerdale

Sunday lunch with family. Having read mixed reviews I was a tad worried about going here with our family who live away and dont come to stay very often. Our Sunday roast dinners were amazing. The plates were hot, and the food plentiful (huge actually) The service from the ladies waiting on was first class. We loved it and would certainly return.

We were visiting the local area and we thought we would try it out. We had a lovely time out, food was absolutely delicious. We shared 7plates between 3 of us and got a dessert afterwards, no complaints at all, food was piping hot and lots of flavour. Staff were super lovely, friendly and attentive. I would definitely recommend if you are in the area.

Booked online. Asked if wanted upstairs or downstairs. I chose upstairs ( having never visited before I wasn’t sure the diff !! ) we got moved downstairs as this was the dog friendly section. We were basically in a wind tunnel corridor by the front door. There was a deli shop next door which was locked up and closed. But every time someone walked by outside, the doors automatically opened and it was a cold wet and windy day !!! We seemed to wait an unreasonable period of time. With no waitress. I walked upstairs to be told to sit downstairs and someone would see to us. The menus arrived, again after another way. And drinks order took a while further. A table at 13:30 on a Sunday, disappointment to be told there was no beef Sunday lunch left !! At 13:30 but we could have some dry nut roast, at almost £20 per plate !! We totally gave up waiting for someone to clear the table and take a dessert order. I walked upstairs to pay … and left. You need to decide what you are. A cafe. A deli. A restaurant. Dog friendly or not. The food, albeit small portions and over priced, was good. The egg slightly snotty. But tasty overall. Attention to customer service needed

We have visited this restaurant many times, however I don’t know what’s changed but the value for money and choice on weekend tapas has definitely reduced. Customers now only have choice for 3 wines for red, white and rose and the cheapest bottle available is nearly £30. This is very odd for a restaurant that also has a shop actually selling wine and is not offering people choice on price or variety. The tapas were all very tasty but the portions were tiny and were actually more like pinchos size, which are a few pound abroad. The lamb medallions were 2 tiny pieces of meat about an inch long on cocktail skewers for £9. We won’t be going back until they get a fairer pricing to food size ratio and where if I’m paying £30-£45 for a bottle of wine, I can pick from more than 3 bottles

Nice relaxing dinner. I would highly recommend the seafood platter. Staff lovely. Plenty of choice in the menu with loads of sharing platters. A dessert sharing platter would have been a fab addition. Would come back if in the area again

A great find. They serve a wide range of high quality food. Staff are friendly from the start of booking process, and make you feel very welcome.

We had a delicious meal, early on a Friday evening, as a family with two kids. We had a selection of platters and small plates and shared between us, followed by a couple of desserts. Every dish was absolutely fantastic.

It was advertised as a jazz afternoon the music was ok but not jazz. We ordered the Mediterranean sharing platter it was piss poor lots of the same salami 3 very small pieces of cheese with a couple each rolls of mortadella and salerno ham added standards have dropped. Won't rush back

I came here with a few friends for a catch up as we hadn't seen each other for a while. There are lots for different things to choose from on the menu including, meals, platters and tapas. I decided to go for the italian & spanish platter as one of my friends had previously had one of the platters and said it was amazing. The platter was described as having a mix of meats, cheeses, bread and antipasti. This kind of thing is my favourite so I was looking forward to it. Unfortunately when it arrive I was disappointed. Whilst there was a mix of salami on it that was about it. It was basically a huge platter of lettuce with around 12 pieces of cured meats on it (the choice and amount of meat is what I'd expect), 3 tiny pieces of the same cheese (one piece was mainly rind so I couldn't eat it) 2 small pieces of sundried tomato and a tiny teardrop pepper. I'm not sure if there was someone new on or what but surely that shouldn't have been all you got for £20, especially when the main ingredient seemed to be lettuce. A selection of cheese shouldn't be 3 pieces of the same cheese and a selection of antipasti shouldn't just be 2 sun dried tomatoes and a teardrop pepper. Whilst it technically had all the components of how it was described, it wasn't what I expected. There was a small basket of bread that came and we didn't know who it was for. We were told bread came with all the dishes, but what arrived certainly wasn't enough for all of us - there wasn't even one piece each. My cocktail however was really nice, as was the pudding but I was so disappointed with my meal. One of my friends got the seafood platter and that looked amazing. I will point out that everyone else was very happy with their food (except the lack of bread) and this review is just about mine. I really should have said something but everyone was having such a good time, I just didn't want to spoil it. My platter was nice tasting it just not quite what I expected and certainly wasn't worth anywhere near £20.

We had a lovely meal for valentine’s we had the steak sharer was really nice then we had dessert and one of us had the white chocolate cheesecake and I have to say it was the worst cheesecake I have ever had it was a sloppy mess shame it spoiled the meal

Didn't enjoy the food at all, quiche was more like a egg flan with bacon scattered over the top, the chips were very greasy. My friends fish and chips were also very greasy. Shills used to do a lovely tempura batter on the fish making it lovely and light, not the case now.

Hosted us for a charity Burns Night. Great food and staff were great. Lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be coming back.

We had a great Saturday night at shills. There was a bagpipe player for Burns Night who was great. The food was fantastic and the staff were so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. Looking forward to going back again soon and trying more of the menu.

Absolutely staggering from all the staff,from the chefs to the front of house. We all attended a burns night meal and the front of house staff couldn't have done enough for us, treated us all like kings and the chefs were on point with the food. Thankyou once again and will definitely be back.

Called in for lunch , the cafe was busy but the service was excellent and the food we ordered was well presented and tasty. Great coffee

Friendly service. Great coffee and food excellent. Good value. I visit regularly as it is so good. Great selection via menus of breakfast/brunch, lunch and lite bites and tapas on offer in the evening. There is also entertainment on some Thursday evenings.

Promised a lot, delivered little. Chose the downstairs room. Mistake. So poorly lit the waiter had to shine a torch on the menu for us to order. They had a deal of three tapa and a glass of wine for £25. So we ordered 6 tapa. We’d taken our coats off on arrival but soon put them back on. It was freezing. The entrance was just behind us and it’s a sliding glass door - letting tons of cold air in each time it opened. There was a curtain separating us from the door but it didn’t help. Food came quite quickly. Gambas Pil Pil. Nice large shell-on prawns but swimming in a watery sauce with no discernible heat. We couldn’t see well enough to peel them and had to ask for a light on. Cod croquettes. Too much creamy filling and not enough cod. Made the mistake of picking one up with my fingers and it just splodged everywhere: Sticky sausages. Submerged in a watery sauce instead of having a sticky glazed. Patatas Bravas. Covered in a watery tomato sauce which made them soggy and unpleasant. Spicy squid was quite nice. Padron peppers - also quite nice. We also ordered a bread basket - unaware we were getting bread anyway so only ate about a third of what we were given. Bread was delicious though. A couple who entered 10 minutes after us also put their coats back on and complained about the dark and cold. They were offered a table upstairs, as were we but being half way through our food we declined. I have to say the waiting staff were wonderful throughout - they were doing their best. The young man who brought the bill and asked how our food was listened to our feedback and said he’d go and have a word with the manager. We thought he might come and speak to us but he just sent the waiter back to say ‘sorry’. He refused our tip and I had to insist he take it as he’d done the best he could. This could be a really nice place but the heating and lighting needs sorting. As does the cooking.

Our best Sunday Lunch we have had out for a long time, the food was beautiful and the staff were great.

This place is amazing! The wine list is wonderful and linked to their ground floor store. There is currently a tapas deal (3 x tapas and 1x glass of house red, rose, or white) for £25. 3 of us got this and all loved it and left full. One got a vegetarian platter which was also a great selection! Cocktails were fab and so was the service (Leah was our main waitress and was so great with us throughout). Will be back for a staff Christmas party soon and very excited!

Excellent food and service.I would thoroughly recommend.The staff were very attentive and friendly.I will definately be visiting again.

We got a last minute booking last Friday having just arrived in Cockermouth for the weekend. The staff were so friendly and pleasant, nothing was too much trouble. Food was really great, we shared a nachos and a seafood board, lovely bottle of wine. Would highly recommend a visit

I am in a wheelchair and have lots of dietary requirements but I found shills catered very well for both we were a family of 5 and everyone had a wonderful meal I had gluten free fish and chips followed by a gluten free lemon meringue pie. The shop also was amazing with lots of local delicacies. Great service too. Thanks for a lovely experience.

We went on a Thursday night when there was live music. Had a great night. Delicious Tapas for dinner and there was a great choice of wines , cocktails and beers.

Had an awful lunch yesterday at Shills, which is unusual. Very poor quality food. Fish goujons didn’t have any fish in - all batter, chips were dry, tasted looked awful. Salt and pepper chicken was mainly coating with very little chicken and sandwiches were again poor and tasteless. Very disappointing as we were there for a special occasion.

Lovely tapas restaurant - food great, great cocktails and good wine choice, service friendly and prompt - a very enjoyable evening - thankyou

We popped in for a quick lunch after shopping. My partner had the chicken flatbread and I had a delicious warm cheese scone with cranberry and brie. It was a lovely chilled atmosphere, busy but walk ins available. Attentive service and my partner had the new draft ipa which was delicious. Well worth a visit when in the gem town of cockermouth.

We were a group of 16 with no reservation close to the end of the lunch serving time. We were warmly welcomed and quickly seated and served. The good was also fantastic. Recommended. Thank you!

Excellent meal choices and lovely wine. I would Particularl like to thank Heather, offering us the brie from the lunch menu and allowing us to purchase items from the shop after it was closed. This made our meal even better. The waiter and waitress where also very professional and attentive. Will definitely return soon

Called in on the off chance about 5.30pm and were lucky enough to get a table. The service was polite, helpful, professional and very welcoming. The food was even better and compared to some, was very reasonable.

Excellent food, good choice of tapas and sharing platters. Good selection of wine and excellent service.

Very tasty lunch, friendly waitress, fun decor. Off the beaten track, worth looking for. Delicatessen downstairs which included a range of local products.

Another visit to Shills - for brunch this time. All of our group selected something different from the menu which had great choices. The food was delicious, well served with good portions sizes. Staff were friendly and helpful. What more could we want?? Looking forward to returning soon. We love the cheese and wine selection in the shop - which we enjoyed looking round after our meal.

We have eaten at shills quite a bit over the years and been very satisfied with the service the menu and specials choices and the friendly polite staff. However, shills has recently been taken over and the menu has changed and the specials have gone...

Certainly the best breakfast available anywhere in Cockermouth at the moment and reasonably priced too.

Had a great lunch here! Stayed downstairs we had a dog with us (just not allowed upstairs). Varied menu and interesting sounding specials too. We shared the veggie platter which was delicious! Lots of beautiful food and wine in the deli downstairs too!

We were having a lazy day in Cockermouth and decided to treat ourselves to a late lunch and cocktails here. Be aware that the specials boards are dotted all over the place so make sure you have a good wander around so that you don't...

Popped into Shills for coffee and cake whilst on a short visit to Cockermouth. The lemon meringue pie was amazing - huge and very tasty - delicious coffee. A brilliant little find and somewhere we will definitely visit whenever we are in the area. A...

I have been to Shills of Cockermouth several times and feel it deserves to be recognised as on of the best places to eat in Cockermouth. The food served here is consistently excellent, varied in choice and served by a lovely bunch of people. The...

Excellent food and even better service Pleasant atmosphere, quiet background music First visit but will definitely go again

Typical me! — I went into this darling shop for an engagement gift and ended up buying wine and cheese for myself! When I’m back in the area I will be certain to buys some Christmas presents here

37 years ago married in Cockermouth. Celebrated today with lunch at Shills. Perfect in all respects. Food delicious, setting enjoyable and service from a young team very efficient and engaging. Thanks to the management you have a super formula

Well what a find. Superb deli type shop with cafe/restaurant. Just stayed in Cockermouth and had several visits to Shills. From sitting outside in the sunshine sipping lovely wine to buying loads of produce to take home which the staff were amazing with they helped...

Heather and her team, led by Anna on the day , could not have been more supportive with their ideas, suggestions and arrangements for our special occasion. Communication was excellent prior to the event and throughout, It was a transatlantic gathering of women of all...

Perfect 3 course meal with fabulous customer service. All the staff this evening were friendly, personable and attentive. Thoroughly enjoyable evening.

We had lunch at Cockermouth when passing through and oh my word it was amazing. My friend and I shared a lunch platter and it was fresh, delishous and beautifully presented. One of the chutneys was so good we bought a jar from the shop...

We only popped in for coffee. We had our dogs with us so we were allowed to sit in the downstairs seating area. The menu was amazing and the gluten free options were excellent! Both sweet and savoury available. I ended up having a cheeky...

Shilles is a lovely bar, and a nice place to sit in. The cocktail menu is good, original and still has your classics, and they are well made. The food however isn't what it used to be. For example my friend ordered a steak sandwich...

Shills came highly recommended by locals and it disappoint. Wonderful service, delicious vegan and veggie platter and good non alcoholic options for the non drinkers.

Really delicious food - it's a small menu but well chosen and everything was cooked to perfection. Excellent drinks menu too,and the staff were lovely and very helpful. Would love to go back again if I return to the area

We had just walked 5 miles from our campsite & googled places to eat that took dogs & we found this little gem. The food was of the highest standard & Fiona could not do enough to help. Wish we lived closer as I would...

Had lunch at Shill's yesterday. Every part of the meal was superb. I had Grandpa Shill's French Onion soup - beautifully caramelised onions with the finest cheese top crouton and served with a warm, fresh bread roll. The Haddock (replacing the cod on the menu)...

Very relaxing and chilled atmosphere, staff friendly and attentive, food well presented and very tasty, good selections of wines price reasonable. Recommended visiting shop.

We visited mid week and had top service, with quality food! Great ambiance. 5* give this place a try if your in the cockermouth area.

Staff friendly enough but slow service and food well below average. Main course arrived before starter, so sent back. It appeared the same main course Prob heated up brought back after the starter - not great! Sorry but I won’t be rushing back.

Great food, service and reasonably priced. It was our first visit, we will be back. Steak was delicious, went well with the Cabernet

Booked a table for Saturday night when the food festival was on and a good job we did. There were no tables free all night. Food has been absolutely amazing and staff couldn't do any more for us. Dessert was exceptional and massive as well!!!...

We popped in here on passing and the wine shop/deli/confectionary was very impressive and we said we would return just before heading home to get some of the ornate chocolates for gifts, as they looked very impressive and unique. When we got up on our...

Great atmosphere. Had a prawn wrap which was delicious. Lots of menu choice. Service was very good. Will definitely return.

Not at all happy, we visiting area for eeek, and this was end of our street. Reviews were fab. We only wanted takeaway, and also butcher and shop on lower part, as well as a small sitting area. There was confusion as followed one signs...

Read good reviews but found it disappointing. Waiters were very friendly but rushed off their feet so unfortunately not the best service downstairs. Waited a long time for drinks to arrive with meal, and got given a warm beer glass, no spoon given with meal...

We called for lunch and had the fish platter £17:50 . It was ok but poor value. The menu said a selection of fresh, smoked and tempura battered fish with bread and salad. It was a square plate with three triangles of rather dry granary...

We had a lovely lunch at Shills. The food was hot and nicely presented. The service was good. I would recommend this place

Good food and service. We had selection of tapas which were all very tasty and a shared meat platter which was nicely done. Not exactly cheap £8-10 per dish for the tapas and £18 for the shared platter but staff were friendly and polite. A...

We didn't have a booking but they still made space, the food was amazing and they served locally brewed beer to boot!

Called in today for 2 takeaway coffees , only to find both coffees were cool and the cups only half full very disappointing.

Lovely breakfast. Pity it wasn’t open during the evening whilst we were there as the food an cocktails looked lovely. Small seating area outside allowed dogs

When my wife and I arrived at the restaurant, member of staff asked if we had a reservation. We did not and as such were asked if we would mind sitting in the ground floor area by ourselves. We were hungry and accepted to sit...

My partner booked us in for our anniversary as shills is usually my go to place. It was my first visit back since the second lockdown so I’d been excited all day about the event. When we arrived there was a an extra list given...

Last night of our break and this was the best place for dinner no question, well done to all involved, thanks 👍

This was our first visit to Cockermouth and we were looking to buy a good bottle of wine. Shill’s did not disappoint ! We bought two bottles of Italian red wine and two boxes of Cumbrian handmade chocolates to give as gifts. The owner gave...

Visited for breakfast, it wasn’t too busy (maybe 5 tables). Waited 10mins for a menu and 20mins for drinks, one drink was missing when they finally arrived. The table next to us (who were there when we arrived) got up and left as no one...

It was nice.. I just found the whole experience rushed. You sat down and felt pressured to order food fast. The starter came quickly, the main course literally came out as soon as the starters were finished. Was all done within 35 mins. Too rushed....

Lovely food and cocktails at Shills. Ordered a selection of tapas and a sharing platter. Enjoyed all dishes but thought the platter was rather expensive for what you got. Nice friendly staff and good organisation. Nice to see everyone was adhering to the new COVID...

The major positives here is that the food is good and the service is fine, everyone was very polite and friendly though there didn’t really seem to be anyone in charge. We booked a table and arrived on time though the table wasn’t ready so...

We booked in here for lunch, after a recommendation. Very Covid safe. Very friendly staff, and helpful. Food was really good, even though I just had the duck in hoi sin sauce in baguette. Chips were tasty. The desserts were really good, although like virtually...

Nipped in for a snack whilst staying locally. I thought it rather expensive, but the food was good quality & you get what you pay for... The staff were all very professional & the shop was was also pretty cool. I'll definitely eat here again.

we visited Shills whilst in the local area on holiday and were really impressed. A great selection of food and drinks available, reasonable prices and friendly staff. Our meals were delicious.I wish we had a place like this in our home town!

Fui a Shills después de una caminata de aventura húmeda y salvaje cerca de Buttermere. Después de tomar nuestros asientos, se nos dio suficiente tiempo para encontrar comida para nuestro grupo de 5. Originalmente queríamos pedir tapas, pero desafortunadamente no pudimos hacerlo debido a que no estaba disponible en el menú del almuerzo, lo cual fue un poco extraño dado el tema general español. Pedí varias tablas y guarniciones, incluida la tabla vegetariana y Dahl, que eran sabrosas pero no alimentarían a los 5000. Los postres eran muy buenos, sin embargo, dado el esquema de comer fuera para ayudar, pensamos que sería mejor pedir en exceso, pero para nuestra sorpresa, Shills había decidido optar por no participar en el esquema, por lo que terminamos con una factura mucho mayor de lo esperado. No. a. feliz. conejito. Pagamos puntualmente y nos fuimos. Nunca ser visto otra vez. Si te gusta pagar 15 por halloumi frío y un solo falafel, este es tu sitio. Siguiente parada, dominó.

Visité mientras estaba en la zona en un fin de semana largo ya que las críticas eran muy buenas. No nos decepcionó. Buen servicio, mejor comida y pasteles para morirse. Intenté reservar para cenar el mismo día pero, como era de esperar, estaban completos. Volveremos a visitar si regresamos a la zona.

Vinimos a cenar mientras estábamos de vacaciones después de mirar el sitio web y pensar que el menú se veía interesante y apetitoso. El servicio estuvo bien y como el viernes por la noche esperaba que fuera un poco más lento ya que estaba lleno. Pedimos un plato para compartir de bistec de hierro, unas tapas y unas tablas de salsas. El curry de berenjena era bueno y las salchichas de Cumberland también, sin embargo, los otros platos no eran buenos. Porque lo que debería haber sido un buen bistec no era nada especial. Sin sabor y salsas / aderezos servidos con él no hicieron nada para ayudar. Mi amigo era GF y la mesera no nos dijo cuáles serían los sustitutos de GF para el pan en la bandeja de salsas y no vino a decirnos qué salsas estábamos recibiendo cuando preguntamos y ella dijo que nos buscaría. Como resultado, resultó que los sustitutos eran totopos con pequeñas porciones secas de zanahoria y pimiento y una pieza de apio. 6. 99 geeeez. Demasiado caro para la calidad de la comida y parecían haber ido con la cantidad sobre la calidad. Las papas fritas Halloumi estaban frías como una piedra. El chorizo era solo un plato de carne blanda y aceitosa. ¡También tuvimos que pedir dos veces una jarra de agua! Pedimos la factura y la recibimos antes de que se despejara la mesa, así que tuvimos que intentar arreglar los pagos de toda la comida que quedaba. Tuve que consultar el precio de los vinos pequeños que se pedían, ya que nos cobraban por los medianos. El otro servidor dijo que ese era el precio para un medio y cuando dije que pedí un pequeño, solo me miró y dijo Oh, está bien y no hice nada para rectificar esto. Era difícil saber el tamaño de los vinos cuando se servían en una copa de globo grande, por lo que al final de la noche me molestó un poco cuando no nos cobraron correctamente. 67. 80 por esto. ESTO NO ES TAPAS. No cocina de tapas y no tamaños de porciones de tapas. Fue una pena que nuestra velada fuera tan decepcionante como lo fue. Desafortunadamente, no puedo recomendar.

¡Qué hallazgo! ! Comida deliciosa para 3. . . . mi esposa y yo fuimos por varios platos de tapas y mi hijo adolescente optó por pasteles de cangrejo. . . . abundan todos los platos muy sabrosos y vacíos. Gran valor. . . personal y servicio amable y bueno. Buenos procedimientos de seguridad posteriores al cierre. . . me sentí a salvo. . .

Busqué un buen restaurante para una comida familiar. Pre reservado, esto se veía perfecto? ? ! Nos colocaron abajo. No, estaba totalmente decepcionado, ¡la comida de las hijas no llegó mientras esperábamos! (¡la comida de las hijas era queso con tostadas!) preguntamos dónde estaba su comida, nos disculpamos y pedimos que volvieran a calentar la mía. Como la nuestra estaba fría por esperar hijas. Mi comida se volvió a calentar, pero el queso de las hijas con tostadas aún no había llegado. el servicio fue decepcionante, el personal estaba más interesado en otra mesa que vino después de nosotros. Al pedir la factura, la otra mesa recibió su factura. Lo siento pero totalmente decepcionado.

We booked a late lunch at this Delicatessen/Bistro and had two excellent meals with good service. The wine list is excellent and eclectic.

Just been for a lovely evening at Shills. Varied and individual tapas menu catering for a variety of preferences from myself and my vegetarian fiance. Really nice food! Langdale pale ale available in bottles, which is lovely. My fiance really liked her wine. Friendly service from all the staff, including the owner who'd made the effort to say hello to the diners and see what they thought of the reopening. Good atmosphere and nicely done out.

We visited on a midweek day when there was live music which was a young local girl who was very good. This place is very locally focused with local ales and local produce as well as local talent, and the owners were actually present in the bar. The food were all had was excellent, very good quality and standards without being overloaded. The bar also has a shop attached down the stairs, which sells more of the local produce, but although it looked very good, was closed when we were there so I am unable to make comment. On the whole excellent food and lovely atmosphere

Really great quirky restaurant...unusual menu,good reasonably priced wine listGet Joe & Natasha to serve you both efficient friendly and good funBeing an old far T I had prawns and a Steak both very good. Cousin Mick had the fish which looked superb HaleWould not hesitate to go back except I dont like their policy of wanting a credit card number to take a deposit when you phone for a booking...Well worth a visit

Food was mediocre, service good and house wine very good. Very noisy and hard to hear conversation . I don’t think I would go back

Have been here many times both lunchtime and evening and everything has been good but will not be back after a Valentine's day disaster. Ordered Fish in tempura batter and chips with minted veg. All soggy and greasy soft greasy chips and obviously a lot of grease left on the plate ate the fish from inside the batter a few chips and left the rest. No money of the bill after telling the waitress and no apology. , partner said his meal was ok but had to send popodom back as swimming with oil. Came back just the same .! £ 46.05 for two lunches 1 cheese platter which was just ok 1 glass of wine and a small bottle of peroni. Unfortunately this was a gift from my daughter so am hoping she doesnt ask how it was.

5 of us ate here on Saturday night, service from start to finish was fabulous especially from a lovely waiter named Joe, he looked after us all night making sure everything was perfect .... and it was.Food was beautiful especially the special of Lamb stew, 2 of the party had steak and 1 had lamb burger and everyone was very pleased with the quality and taste, we had puddings and coffee again wonderful ..... Will definitely return and would recommend to friends and family. Thank you guys.

We were a family of 8 who, for a number of years traditionally meet for lunch on Christmas Eve. Our usual restaurant was unavailable, so we booked a table at Shillies, paying a deposit of £40.00. On arrival we went upstairs to the restaurant only to be told by a woman who appeared to be in charge that we were not being seated there, and were directed downstairs to an annexe to the right of the main door leading onto the street, separated by only a curtain. It was very cold, obviously due to the constant opening and closing of the door which also led to a busy delicatessen, and there was certainly no ambience. We were not happy with this situation and my daughter spoke to the woman, indicating an empty table in the restaurant large enough for our party of 8. She was told that this table was booked for later. My daughter said that when our reservation was made there had been no mention that we would not be in the restaurant proper. By now this person was not at all happy. Her face was set in stone and she said that we could have that table if we were out by a certain time. This was acceptable as anything was better than sitting in that cold annexe. Our order was taken in silence with no trace of a smile. Fortunately, the young waiting staff were pleasant and efficient, and our meals were OK. To add insult to injury when we were presented with our bill, the £40.00 deposit had not been taken into consideration and we had to ask for it to be taken off. All things considered it was not a pleasant experience, and I have no desire to return – all because of the attitude of one member of staff.

Visited here as we had a voucher as a Christmas present and unfortunately we were disappointed.Both couples left the pork nachos as they had absolutely no flavour or sauce so we’re very dry and bland.I told the waiter this and he just stood really awkwardly and agreed that he would tell the chef. I have noticed I am not the first person to say about the nachos so I hope this will be looked into.It’s a shame as previously Shills was a place I enjoyed to eat at. On the positive side- lemon meringue pie was amazing!

A definite down turn. Sorry, but disappointing food, and groups of girls clearly drunk were not asked to quieten down. Our family are very tolerant but when you can’t have conversation because of the noise created by shocking behaviour, not challenged by staff - then it is time to abandon an old favourite. The business is up for sale ... maybe this is the reason.

This is just slightly different but very surprising and brilliant the staff are very helpful and friendly and the menu changes regularly

Came for a special birthday meal.Sad to say the service was slow and 'amateur', dirty cutlery on the table had to be replaced but most of all, even in this day and age they still advertise tapas food that has been cooked in oil that had fish or meat products in as being "suitable for vegetarians" which can never be (yes we asked the waitress). Other local places have got this message sadly not this one. After all the expectations we left rather deflated with the whole experience.

Reservamos una mesa por no mucho tiempo después de abrir. Sólo una mesa más. El especial para madrugadores era 2 tapas y una copa de vino para 10. Cuando pedimos la camarera regresó y dijo que el trato es sólo una porción de cata. Entonces preguntamos por qué no especificaba esto en el menú y qué tan grande sería la porción, ya que sería suficiente para satisfacernos como comida. Ella no pudo responder en absoluto y permaneció allí por años esperando que un mesero viniera a responder por ella. Dijo como la mitad del tamaño del menú normal. El precio total aproximadamente en el menú normal era de 6 por tapas y el vino era de 3. Por lo tanto, el "acuerdo" en realidad está resultando más caro que el precio total cuando se considera que una media porción es 3, ya que es la mitad del costo total. Así que dijimos que ordenaríamos justo fuera del menú normal los mismos artículos. Los camareros estaban actuando muy estridentes. Creo que se ofendieron porque cuestionamos por qué el menú no estaba nada claro.

Just returned from an evening meal at shills what's not to like staff lovely good food and a nice drink see you soon.

We popped in for a quick lunch yesterday. We both had the sea-bass special with crab bon-bons with a side of roasted vegetables salad with orzo and dukkah. It was really excellent. Enjoyed it.

Our fabulous new landlords gave us a voucher for Shills , they are doing a £13 two course lunch it was excellent value for money beautiful cooked fish and chips and excellent deserts highly recommended

Realmente disfruté el almuerzo aquí, nunca lo había visitado antes en todos nuestros viajes a la ciudad y definitivamente no será el último. El comedor de arriba es encantador, una habitación espaciosa con mucho espacio entre los asientos. Gran menú junto con especiales, elegí pastel de pollo y puerro con papas fritas y verduras, mi esposo tenía pollo al curry. Mi comida era excelente, pollo tierno, hermosos pasteles desmenuzables, papas fritas perfectas, verduras perfectamente cocinadas también. Todo muy bien El curry de mi esposo también era genial, me dijo. No había lugar para el pastel después, se veían muy deliciosos. Gran servicio del personal. fabulosa tienda de delicatessen en la planta baja, ¡qué no te gusta aquí!

Delicious fresh food. Excellent service nothing was too much trouble. We wanted breakfast but arrived at 12.00 noon, the friendly staff saw the chef and obliged us with our request.